St Benedict’s This term has been an especially busy and rewarding one for our school community. Across all areas of school life, we have remained firmly rooted in our core school values, which have guided both our learning and our relationships with others. We demonstrated our commitment to curiosity and stewardship by taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch with the RSPB. The children showed great enthusiasm as they carefully observed and recorded the birds they spotted around the school grounds and at home. We then submitted our data as a whole school, contributing to vital research that helps track bird populations in our local area. In addition, we were delighted to welcome local nurseries into school, where our Wellbeing Champions led a creative session helping younger children make bird feeders to hang around the grounds, further strengthening our links with the community. Our Kingfisher and Kestrel classes showed fantastic curiosity, respect and resilience during their residential experiences. Year 6 pupils embraced new challenges such as caving and gorge walking, demonstrating impressive teamwork, courage, and determination. Year 5 joined our Camino schools for a retreat, where they enjoyed meeting new friends, reflecting spiritually, and pushing themselves through a range of activities including archery and abseiling. World Book Day was, as always, a highlight of the term, celebrating a love of reading across the school. Alongside our Reading Rocks programme, which provides new books and author sessions each term, the day allowed children to explore different authors and share their favourite texts. Our Wellbeing Champions also visited local nurseries to read aloud, spreading their love of books and storytelling within the wider community.
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